What if that pivotal moment was just the beginning?

Episodes

268
July 26, 2026

Comfort: When Cozy Becomes a Cage

Scott Stirrett spent a decade getting comfortable. Then COVID showed him how small his life had gotten. A conversation about rebuilding comfort with uncertainty, on purpose.
267
July 22, 2026

Fatherhood: The Fifteen Minutes That Changed Everything

Drew Norton found his infant son not breathing and his marriage on the line. A story about drifting, fear, faith, and showing up.
Guest: Drew Norton
266
July 19, 2026

Illness: When the Hard Thing Sets You Free

Actor Carly Otte opens up about facing cancer twice, losing her sense of self at thirty, and finding a gentler definition of success.
Guest: Carly Otte
265
July 15, 2026

Identity: More Than the Thing You're Known For

A world class cellist felt relief, not grief, the night her career quietly ended. Kate Kayaian on identity, permission, and starting over at midlife.
Guest: Kate Kayaian
264
July 12, 2026

Self-Worth: The Life She Fought For

Joy Kong left China at 20, survived a visa rejection and an isolating marriage, and built a life in medicine and stem cell research. A story about freedom, identity, and starting over.
Guest: Dr. Joy Kong
263
July 8, 2026

The Cost of Quiet: Learning to Speak Up After Years of Silence

Colette Jane Fehr spent years in a marriage that looked perfect from the outside. In this episode, she shares the moment she realized emotional connection had been missing all along, and what it took to finally find her voice.
July 7, 2026

Bonus: Introducing Trivia, Sort Of

A quick bonus share: introducing my new show, Trivia, Sort Of, plus episode one right here in your feed.
262
July 5, 2026

Writing Your Own Story: When the Fire Reveals What Matters

Laurie Collister lost almost everything in a house fire, but her 300 handwritten diaries survived. What she found inside them changed how she saw herself completely.
261
July 1, 2026

Identity: The Job That Wasn't the Whole Story

David S. Bernknopf left CNN after 20 years, moved to Alaska on a cold call, and wrote his first novel at 68. A story about identity, loneliness, and what your kids know that you don't.
260
June 28, 2026

Adoption: The Brothers He Never Knew He Needed

T. Alex Blum grew up knowing he was adopted but never asking why. Then a 23andMe message changed everything, and he discovered three brothers he never knew existed.
Guest: T. Alex Blum
259
June 24, 2026

Adoption: The Chapter You Thought Was Finished

Adoption, Identity, and Finding Home
Guest: Rob Lynch
257
June 17, 2026

Survival Into Service: The Night a Dog Changed Everything

A Dog, a River, and Breaking the Cycle of Abuse
256
June 14, 2026

The Hero's Journey: Finding Yourself in the Story You Already Lived

Peter Bailey crossed a bridge on the outside of a fence just to feel seen. Years later, sobriety and the hero's journey gave him a map for every chapter of his life.
Guest: Peter Bailey
June 11, 2026

Start Here: What Is The Life Shift?

Host Matt Gilhooly introduces the show and why he created it.
255
June 10, 2026

Resilience After Amputation: Rebuilding Life From the Ground Up

Scott Martin lost his limbs at 35 after a coma. This is the story of how he chose a list over despair and rebuilt everything, one decision at a time.
Guest: Scott Martin
254
June 7, 2026

Lemon-Sized Brain Tumor: The Life That Grew After Surgery

Jen Dary was 35 when a lemon-sized brain tumor changed everything. In this episode, she shares what survival, grief, and radical life shifts really look like.
Guest: Jen Dary
253
June 3, 2026

How Misha Brown Got Sober and Learned to Be His Own Best Friend

Misha Brown shares how one question on Christmas Eve, asked in a New Jersey hotel mirror, became the start of eight years of sobriety, self-love, and a life he actually recognizes.
Guest: Misha Brown
252
May 31, 2026

Under the Surface: The Shark Attack That Taught Tim Thomas to Trust

Tim Thomas survived a shark attack off Sydney and discovered that what we need most isn't more stuff. It's trust. A conversation about isolation, sleep, and finding your way back.
Guest: Tim Thomas
251
May 27, 2026

What Happened to You: Breaking the Cycle Sixty Years in the Making

Kathleen McKune spent decades as a high-achieving entrepreneur before a single data point revealed her childhood was far from normal. Her story of trauma, resilience, and healing.
250
May 24, 2026

What Survives: A Story About Loss, Resilience, and Inner Friendship

Matin Miryeganeh lost her mother at 13, her family's support, and the permission to grieve. This episode is about what happens when you survive alone and slowly find your way back to yourself.
249
May 20, 2026

Grief and Fatherhood: The Song That Changed Everything

Matt Fogelson lost his father before they ever really knew each other, and when he became a dad himself, a single unplanned song in the middle of the night started him on a years-long journey back to himself.
Guest: Matt Fogelson
248
May 17, 2026

Honesty Over Comfort: The Confession That Changed Everything

Nick Gomez spent years repeating the same patterns in relationships until one honest conversation, the kind that cost him everything, finally started to change him.
247
May 13, 2026

Grief, Ancestors & Cuba: Finding Your Mother Again

When Rebe Huntman finally stopped moving forward and took a pilgrimage to Cuba, she discovered that her mother had been waiting there all along.
Guest: Rebe Huntman